Capt. Herbert Sobel

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Season 1, Episode 01	Season 1, Episode 06
Season 1, Episode 10	Season 1, Episode 03

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Capt. Herbert Sobel: [the company is in formation at Camp Toccoa] You people are at the position of attention! [Sobel walks up to Perconte, who presents his rifle for inspection] Private Perconte, have you been blousing your trousers over your boots like a paratrooper?
Frank Perconte: No, sir.
Capt. Herbert Sobel: Then explain the creases at the bottom.
Frank Perconte: [pause] No excuse, sir.
Capt. Herbert Sobel: Volunteering for the parachute infantry is one thing, Perconte, but you've got a *long* way to prove that you belong here. Your weekend pass is revoked. [Sobel moves down the line to Luz] Name.
George Luz: Luz, George. [he presents his rifle for inspection; Sobel examines it and tosses it back at him]
Capt. Herbert Sobel: Dirt in the rear sight aperture. Pass revoked. [Sobel moves down the line to Lipton] When did you sew on these chevrons, Sergeant Lipton?
Carwood Lipton: Yesterday, sir.
Capt. Herbert Sobel: [holding up a single thread] Long enough to notice this. Revoked.
Carwood Lipton: Sir.
Capt. Herbert Sobel: [Sobel moves on to Malarkey] Name.
Donald Malarkey: Malarkey, Donald G. [he presents his rifle for inspection]
Capt. Herbert Sobel: Malarkey. Malarkey's slang for "bullshit," isn't it?
Donald Malarkey: Yes, sir.
Capt. Herbert Sobel: [Sobel examines Malarkey's rifle, then tosses it back at him] Rust on the buttplate hinge spring, Private Bullshit. Revoked. [Sobel moves on to Liebgott] Name.
Joseph Liebgott: Liebgott, Joseph D., sir. [he presents his rifle for inspection]
Capt. Herbert Sobel: [Sobel pulls Liebgott's bayonet out of its sheath and examines it] Rusty bayonet, Liebgott. You wanna kill Germans?
Joseph Liebgott: Yes, sir.
Capt. Herbert Sobel: [Sobel hits Liebgott's helmet with the bayonet] Not with this. [he walks out in front of the company and holds the bayonet up for every man to see] I wouldn't take this rusty piece of shit to war, and I will not take *you* to war in your condition! [he thrusts the bayonet into the ground] Now, thanks to these men and their infractions, every man in the company who had a weekend pass... has lost it. [pause] Change into your PT gear, we're running Currahee.

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